Itsa.....

Domini Kemp and her sister Peaches have opened a new restaurant!

                                                          Itsa...... Ranelagh

                                               

           The Mountaineer Bagel and the All Day Cure Bagel.

                               Short Americano.  Mmmm!

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First fix in progress....

                                                             Front room

Underfloor heating system being laid in the master bedroom.

                                                             Glass roof!

Looking towards the back of the house - the kitchen will be positioned on the left hand side of the house.

Look up!

The glass skylight to the studio was fitted today.  I think this is a really unique element to the house.  It gives the room at the top of the third landing an atrium feel to it.  

I look forward to looking at the stars in the sky at night time and blue skies during the day!

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom has been skimmed.  The window boxes, coving and the fireplace will be refitted.  This will re-inject the character back into this bedroom!!

A big day today!

                 The inverted bi-folding courtyard doors are in!

 It was hard to visualise what they would look like but I gasped when I was shown this photo!  I'm really pleased with them.  The floor will be built up inside the house and outside in the courtyard so they will be flush to the ground.  I can't wait to visit the house this weekend and see what they are like open!

Some more pics.....

The front of the house has been pointed and new bricks have replaced missing ones.  It is beginning to look very smart!
The canopy above the door has been removed to be renovated and tidied up.  The circular glass above the door has also been taken out while the work is being done.  

                                 The attic is nearly finished. 

And here is a picture of the glass that will go in to the bifolding doors that will lead out out to the courtyard.  It's hard to get perspective but these sheets of glass are 2.4 metres tall!

We also heard saw some good news on Facebook about Ranelagh - "Itsa" is opening soon!!!!  It's going to be in a unit up near the bank at the triangle.  We love Itsa and can't believe we will be living so close to one.  In the past we have had to travel in to Dublin City or out to Dun Laoghaire when we got the urge to have an Itsa Bagel.  There is also an Itsa in the Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham, but it does not do many bagels.

Bathroom accessories

We are starting to choose accessories for the bathroom.  Ciaran saw this vanity in a local plumbing supply store on Saturday morning.  It was exactly what we were looking for so he promptly bought it.  This Vanity and Sink will go in the downstairs bathroom.  He chose a different tap as he felt the one in the picture was too big.

Look how it is progressing!!!

Bedroom 2:

Plasterboard sheeting has been put up after the first fix

                                                                Bedroom 1:
      External walls insulated prior to plasterboard being put up.  
              The walls will then be taped and skimmed.

           Some of the remains of the original paint colours!!!

                 Wall built up between Bedroom 2 and the landing

             
           You can walk out this door from the bathroom on to 
              the roof of the kitchen (new extension)!

Today I was told more about the stairs up to the Studio.  They will be made of glass and will be cantilevered off the wall.  They sound amazing!!!!  The stairs will be going in at the very end of the build - I can't wait!

I've been told that we are on the turn......

It is expected that first fix will start in the next week or two.  Seemingly I'll begin to see a lot of changes and progress then!

But until then the place looks like this: